Man Truck & Bus Middle East, a leading international provider of commercial vehicles, has appointed Franz Freiherr von Redwitz as its new managing director.

Von Redwitz has been working within the Man Group for over 16 years and has handled a variety of International Bus and Coach sales management roles including working with the Middle East Region in the past especially in UAE where he played a leading role delivering 400 buses to Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai in 2008, said a company statement.

He also has hands-on experience working for several years in sales in South Africa as well as in his operational function of Key Account Management. His last position in Munich was head of product marketing, Bus and Coach for Man Truck & Bus in the headquarters in Munich, Germany. In this role he was managing the development of the Man Lion’s City GL CNG bus, which was awarded bus of the year 2015, it added.
 
According to von Redwitz: “I am very excited to be joining the Middle East operation which has seen steady growth over the years to emerge as one of the key regions within the Man group.”

“My goal is to reinforce our focus on customer orientation, world class after-sales services, and technology development to maintain our leadership in the Middle East commercial vehicles market,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service